Sanitation and hygienic design are critical to food safety and are key focus areas in the CFS Preventive Plan Continuum.  While the Continuum has been guiding produce processing plants, there has been less focus on harvesting.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Ben Franklin Employee training and development should be one of the vital few for your company. There are many benefits why, but let’s discuss the top five.  Employee motivation and satisfaction: Investing in training shows employees they are valued and creates a supportive workplace. If employees […]

Hygienic design is a key component of food safety – if equipment or plants cannot be adequately cleaned, food safety is jeopardized. HYGIENIC DESIGN FORWARD is a continuous improvement initiative facilitated by Commercial Food Sanitation to engage and educate processors and equipment manufacturers in order to enhance hygienic design. Efforts are sponsored by Food Service […]

While a comprehensive program should govern all sanitation-related activities, Periodic Equipment and Infrastructure Cleaning are essential to address niche areas that may not be fully cleaned after each use.

Whether a minor repair or a major project, all projects are more successful with prior planning, clear communication, and engaging the appropriate subject-matter experts. In a food plant

Food manufacturing sites use a variety of containers and tools during food production and sanitation of processing equipment and production environment.  From scrapers to squeegees—a well-designed color coding system is an important component of a food company’s internal hygiene control.  

As a food manufacturer, you execute effective routine cleaning practices at the end of every production run… then why would you still require periodic cleaning of your equipment or facility’s infrastructure?

You might have heard about the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sharing information about the Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS). What is this exactly and what does it mean for food safety and the food industry?

A Clean In Place (CIP) system is often chosen to automate certain parts of the sanitation process. In some instances, such as large silos or long pipelines, the production equipment design leaves you no other choice than CIP for cleaning. In other instances, a CIP system is installed as a means to reduce cleaning time […]

It is too easy to think that regulations by the United States (Food and Drug Administration) FDA only effect U.S. food companies. The reality is different. With a few exceptions, foods imported to the U.S will be impacted by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) through the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for importers of […]